Variable Auger [Terebra variegata]
Description
This species is distributed in the Eastern and Western Pacific Ocean. It has a long, slender shell with a sharp point and a variable color pattern, often including brown or tan bands. It occupies sandy or muddy substrates and is often nocturnal, burrowing in the day and emerging at night to forage.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
|
| Family |
Auger snails
Terebridae
|
| Genus |
Auger shells
Terebra
|